A desperate woman robs a gas station with her nearly-blind younger brother and catapults herself into deep water in order to pay for his cataract surgery.
While serving time for drug trafficking, the headstrong Kristina is confronted by her son about her failure as a mother. Swept up in a storm of emotion, she is forced to face a painful truth: she hasn't only betrayed herself, but also those she loves.
Abdi is about to deliver a machete as part of his final tasks in the criminal underworld. This is after he has been out dealing with his partner in crime, Malik. But things start to go wrong when Malik convinces Abdi to take his innocent cousin along for the ride.
Elvira's unambitious job is to answer the phone at a brothel owned by her childhood friend and policeman, Køster. However, when a prostitute goes missing, Elvira feels an urge to investigate, which leads to dramatic consequences.
A love triangle between Dan Sommerdahl, his wife Marianne Sommerdahl and their best friend Flemming Torp occurs as they try to solves killings in Helsingør.